The Delhi Government has joined hands with the Uttarakhand Government to trace missing people from Delhi following the devastation in the hill State. Out of 772 people from Delhi, 692 are still missing in Uttarakhand and the Delhi Government is galvanising all resources to rescue them.
The Government has decided to send a team to assist the Uttarakhand administration to locate all Delhiites who were hit hard by the cloud burst. The decision to send a team of officials was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister on Monday.
Dikshit said a total of 772 people from Delhi had gone missing in Uttarakhand and around 80 of them have been rescued.
Around 692 people are left stranded. “The Cabinet has also decided to send a team of officers of Delhi Government to Dehradun to coordinate with the Government of Uttarakhand and rescue people from Delhi,” she said.
During the meeting, it was decided that a round-the-clock helpline number 1077 would be set up. It has been made functional in Delhi from Monday itself at the Divisional Commissioner's Office to provide help to the families of the affected/stranded.
Meanwhile, all Delhi Ministers and MlAs will contribute Rs 10 lakh each from their local area development fund, besides one month's salary for relief and rehabilitation of the victims of the devastating floods in Uttarakhand. While the Chief Minister draws Rs 92,500 per month salary, the other MlAs get Rs 53,500 per month.
Coming forward to the aide of the victims, Delhi Cabinet has also exhorted the employees of Delhi Government to contribute their one day salary in Chief Minister's Relief Fund. The transport department employees have decided to donate two days salary to the fund.
Dikshit stated that the Cabinet has expressed grief on behalf of the city Government and people over the devastation in Uttarakhand. It also expressed the commitment of the city Government to provide help to the Government of Uttarakhand.
Meanwhile, the Director General (Prisons) Vimla Mehra also handed over a cheque amounting to Rs 10 lakh to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The inmates of Tihar Jail have collected Rs 10 lakh as their contribution in CM's Relief Fund. The amount collected by the inmates is meant for utilisation as relief to the flood victims in Uttarakhand. Dikshit appreciated the gesture of the inmates. She expressed confidence that others would also follow them in contributing for a noble cause.